Geek – An enthusiast of a particular topic or field. Geeks are
collection oriented, gathering facts and mementos related to their
subject of interest. They are obsessed with the newest, coolest,
trendiest things that their subject has to offer.

Nerd – A studious intellectual, although again of a particular topic
or field. Nerds are “achievement” oriented, and focus their efforts on
acquiring knowledge and skill over trivia and memorabilia.

I always thought that the definition of a "nerd" was someone who valued complexity over elegant simplicity.

Let me spell it out properly. I HAVE to move at the end of the month. As yet I have have no idea where (she finally relented last night about some of her standards but I don't know how long that'll last). We're getting kicked out because my girlfriend's mom is an idiot that for four years couldn't take advice without getting on a cross so we're getting evicted. The entire event has the two of them not speaking. At all. My own mother's gonna come help, and my cousin's offered, so it'll be the first time I've seen either of them in years. But I know we're gonna spend the whole time talking about Batman cuz that's what we always do.

I'm trying to look forward to it. New place where I can put my Transformers wherever I damn well please. But ten years is a lot to put into a house. And it's taking a physical toll on her just thinking about it.

Fireworks would be awesome, if it where not for the fact that its been raining for the last 5 to 7 days here. I wish I was joking, but it has rained every single day here in Florida!To answer your question. Yes it can be nerdy. If we have something that blows up, and music set to it. Of course its nerdy!

@FakeAssName You had the perfect moment to actually "Kill it with Fire"...but I can understand the need to switch to pizza night. But then again, Pizza is the one food I could eat forever and never tire of it.

Picture is simply trying too hard. The redcoats could just be carrying blaster rifles against the defending saber wielding rebels. Also, theDeath Star in the background would have been better as a Star Destroyer, since those were shown flying inside the atmosphere.

@10glfan59 This reminds me how much "meh" I feel about lightsabers, but it also reminds me of General Howe - one of the great military minds in history. Largely responsible for the successful years in the suppression of the colonial revolt, a revolt he sympathized with.

Here's a conundrum: My girlfriend's gonna legally change her name. She hates her parents that much and it has the bonus of disappearing which is surpringly cheaper than a restraining order. But I don't wanna change my name. My dad was hurt when I took a pen name. My real last name is hard to spell, everyone gets it wrong. And I like my dad. He's an ass, but he has no interest in controlling me, even when he goes all ultra-Christian and throws out my Masters of the Universe figures (ssh. I forgave him for that in the 80's. Even for Stinkor) . The trouble is her mom's contacted my mom (my mom called me first and ignored the letter). so they can track her through me. And when her mom gets good and drunk I have to deal with that.

@LYT@Canadian.Scott I did not like AI or War of the Worlds. I have not read Grapes of Wrath so i'm not sure if Spielberg can breath new life into it. But if it is as negative as stated then maybe now is a good time to bring the movie back out. Although the Great Gatsby should be an example of how to stay clear of high school reading material.

@James.k.Polk Not aware of it...sounds like something you'd want to eat in a pinch...kinda like how Little Caesars is here in Canada. Poor ingredients, bad tasting pizza but super cheap. I don't order from them, I only really like their crazy bread.

Fair? No need to be fair. There is pizza, and there is fast food pizza-like product. I see no reason to be even handed about it. There's a local place near me that serves New York style pizza by the slice. The lunch special there cost about six buck and consisted of two slices, salad, and garlic rolls. Mom and pop can make decent food at an affordable price, but a chain "has" to produce junk?

@James.k.Polk To be fair CiCi's has to use the cheapest bulk ingredients possible because there are people who routinely go in there and eat two whole pizzas for the buffet price. That means processed cheese product as topping, tomato paste as sauce and processed filler in place of dough - seriously the stuff is 90% corn by product (aka processed corn husks)

I washed everything when my brother tried to give me a porn mag he found under a vent. Knowing that the previous tenants in that house were hobos. I didn't touch him again for seven years. I don't have a germ thing I just have a stupid thing.

I kinda wish I had just set him on fire, it'd have saved some trouble. Like his girlfriend shoving our mom.

@James.k.Polk And she said Sliders would never last because it was too smart. It kinda didn't, but it beat watching Sightings every night with my dad and reading the kind of books he bought about aliens. I WAS DOOMED FROM THE BEGINNING it's a miracle I have any hope at all.

@James.k.Polk My mom was the family babysitter for years for an abusive family (physically, verbally, and I found out after I left, sexually). She's the moral guidepost. She's heavily Christian but she's not domineering about it. and since my brother's a complete ass, all she wants is for us to be happy. And despite my many failings, she had me figured out from the beginning. I don't back down. She knows an abusive personality when she sees it.. And that's how she sees my girlfriend's mother.